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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Florida with 970 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Our analysis found Saint Leo University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 78% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 69% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Women make up 55% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Of the 88 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at FIU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #6, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 75% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#7

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #8, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
North Carolina 111
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 262
West Virginia 543
Kentucky 340
Arkansas 45
Alabama 454

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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